Sure thing, let's get straight to it. We start with 517 and we're going to multiply it by 497, which means adding 517 to itself 497 times.
Step 1: 0 + 517 = 517
Step 2: 517 + 517 = 1034
Step 3: 1034 + 517 = 1551
Step 4: 1551 + 517 = 2068
Step 5: 2068 + 517 = 2585
Step 6: 2585 + 517 = 3102
Step 7: 3102 + 517 = 3619
Step 8: 3619 + 517 = 4136
Step 9: 4136 + 517 = 4653
Step 10: 4653 + 517 = 5170
Step 11: 5170 + 517 = 5687
Step 12: 5687 + 517 = 6204
Step 13: 6204 + 517 = 6721
Step 14: 6721 + 517 = 7238
Step 15: 7238 + 517 = 7755
Step 16: 7755 + 517 = 8272
Step 17: 8272 + 517 = 8789
Step 18: 8789 + 517 = 9306
Step 19: 9306 + 517 = 9823
Step 20: 9823 + 517 = 10340
Step 21: 10340 + 517 = 10857
Step 22: 10857 + 517 = 11374
Step 23: 11374 + 517 = 11891
Step 24: 11891 + 517 = 12408
Step 25: 12408 + 517 = 12925
Step 26: 12925 + 517 = 13442
Step 27: 13442 + 517 = 13959
Step 28: 13959 + 517 = 14476
Step 29: 14476 + 517 = 14993
Step 30: 14993 + 517 = 15510
Step 31: 15510 + 517 = 16027
Step 32: 16027 + 517 = 16544
Step 33: 16544 + 517 = 17061
Step 34: 17061 + 517 = 17578
Step 35: 17578 + 517 = 18095
Step 36: 18095 + 517 = 18612
Step 37: 18612 + 517 = 19129
Step 38: 19129 + 517 = 19646
Step 39: 19646 + 517 = 20163
Step 40: 20163 + 517 = 20680
Step 41: 20680 + 517 = 21197
Step 42: 21197 + 517 = 21714
Step 43: 21714 + 517 = 22231
Step 44: 22231 + 517 = 22748
Step 45: 22748 + 517 = 23265
Step 46: 23265 + 517 = 23782
Step 47: 23782 + 517 = 24299
Step 48: 24299 + 517 = 24816
Step 49: 24816 + 517 = 25333
Step 50: 25333 + 517 = 25850
Step 51: 25850 + 517 = 26367
Step 52: 26367 + 517 = 26884
Step 53: 26884 + 517 = 27401
Step 54: 27401 + 517 = 27918
Step 55: 27918 + 517 = 28435
Step 56: 28435 + 517 = 28952
Step 57: 28952 + 517 = 29469
Step 58: 29469 + 517 = 29986
Step 59: 29986 + 517 = 30503
Step 60: 30503 + 517 = 31020
Step 61: 31020 + 517 = 31537
Step 62: 31537 + 517 = 32054
Step 63: 32054 + 517 = 32571
Step 64: 32571 + 517 = 33088
Step 65: 33088 + 517 = 33605
Step 66: 33605 + 517 = 34122
Step 67: 34122 + 517 = 34639
Step 68: 34639 + 517 = 35156
Step 69: 35156 + 517 = 35673
Step 70: 35673 + 517 = 36190
Step 71: 36190 + 517 = 36707
Step 72: 36707 + 517 = 37224
Step 73: 37224 + 517 = 37741
Step 74: 37741 + 517 = 38258
Step 75: 38258 + 517 = 38775
Step 76: 38775 + 517 = 39292
Step 77: 39292 + 517 = 39809
Step 78: 39809 + 517 = 40326
Step 79: 40326 + 517 = 40843
Step 80: 40843 + 517 = 41360
Step 81: 41360 + 517 = 41877
Step 82: 41877 + 517 = 42394
Step 83: 42394 + 517 = 42911
Step 84: 42911 + 517 = 43428
Step 85: 43428 + 517 = 43945
Step 86: 43945 + 517 = 44462
Step 87: 44462 + 517 = 44979
Step 88: 44979 + 517 = 45496
Step 89: 45496 + 517 = 46013
Step 90: 46013 + 517 = 46530
Step 91: 46530 + 517 = 47047
Step 92: 47047 + 517 = 47564
Step 93: 47564 + 517 = 48081
Step 94: 48081 + 517 = 48598
Step 95: 48598 + 517 = 49115
Step 96: 49115 + 517 = 49632
Step 97: 49632 + 517 = 50149
Step 98: 50149 + 517 = 50666
Step 99: 50666 + 517 = 51183
Step 100: 51183 + 517 = 51700
Step 101: 51700 + 517 = 52217
Step 102: 52217 + 517 = 52734
Step 103: 52734 + 517 = 53251
Step 104: 53251 + 517 = 53768
Step 105: 53768 + 517 = 54285
Step 106: 54285 + 517 = 54802
Step 107: 54802 + 517 = 55319
Step 108: 55319 + 517 = 55836
Step 109: 55836 + 517 = 56353
Step 110: 56353 + 517 = 56870
Step 111: 56870 + 517 = 57387
Step 112: 57387 + 517 = 57904
Step 113: 57904 + 517 = 58421
Step 114: 58421 + 517 = 58938
Step 115: 58938 + 517 = 59455
Step 116: 59455 + 517 = 59972
Step 117: 59972 + 517 = 60489
Step 118: 60489 + 517 = 61006
Step 119: 61006 + 517 = 61523
Step 120: 61523 + 517 = 62040
Step 121: 62040 + 517 = 62557
Step 122: 62557 + 517 = 63074
Step 123: 63074 + 517 = 63591
Step 124: 63591 + 517 = 64108
Step 125: 64108 + 517 = 64625
Step 126: 64625 + 517 = 65142
Step 127: 65142 + 517 = 65659
Step 128: 65659 + 517 = 66176
Step 129: 66176 + 517 = 66693
Step 130: 66693 + 517 = 67210
Step 131: 67210 + 517 = 67727
Step 132: 67727 + 517 = 68244
Step 133: 68244 + 517 = 68761
Step 134: 68761 + 517 = 69278
Step 135: 69278 + 517 = 69795
Step 136: 69795 + 517 = 70312
Step 137: 70312 + 517 = 70829
Step 138: 70829 + 517 = 71346
Step 139: 71346 + 517 = 71863
Step 140: 71863 + 517 = 72380
Step 141: 72380 + 517 = 72897
Step 142: 72897 + 517 = 73414
Step 143: 73414 + 517 = 73931
Step 144: 73931 + 517 = 74448
Step 145: 74448 + 517 = 74965
Step 146: 74965 + 517 = 75482
Step 147: 75482 + 517 = 75999
Step 148: 75999 + 517 = 76516
Step 149: 76516 + 517 = 77033
Step 150: 77033 + 517 = 77550
Step 151: 77550 + 517 = 78067
Step 152: 78067 + 517 = 78584
Step 153: 78584 + 517 = 79101
Step 154: 79101 + 517 = 79618
Step 155: 79618 + 517 = 80135
Step 156: 80135 + 517 = 80652
Step 157: 80652 + 517 = 81169
Step 158: 81169 + 517 = 81686
Step 159: 81686 + 517 = 82203
Step 160: 82203 + 517 = 82720
Step 161: 82720 + 517 = 83237
Step 162: 83237 + 517 = 83754
Step 163: 83754 + 517 = 84271
Step 164: 84271 + 517 = 84788
Step 165: 84788 + 517 = 85305
Step 166: 85305 + 517 = 85822
Step 167: 85822 + 517 = 86339
Step 168: 86339 + 517 = 86856
Step 169: 86856 + 517 = 87373
Step 170: 87373 + 517 = 87890
Step 171: 87890 + 517 = 88407
Step 172: 88407 + 517 = 88924
Step 173: 88924 + 517 = 89441
Step 174: 89441 + 517 = 89958
Step 175: 89958 + 517 = 90475
Step 176: 90475 + 517 = 90992
Step 177: 90992 + 517 = 91509
Step 178: 91509 + 517 = 92026
Step 179: 92026 + 517 = 92543
Step 180: 92543 + 517 = 93060
Step 181: 93060 + 517 = 93577
Step 182: 93577 + 517 = 94094
Step 183: 94094 + 517 = 94611
Step 184: 94611 + 517 = 95128
Step 185: 95128 + 517 = 95645
Step 186: 95645 + 517 = 96162
Step 187: 96162 + 517 = 96679
Step 188: 96679 + 517 = 97196
Step 189: 97196 + 517 = 97713
Step 190: 97713 + 517 = 98230
Step 191: 98230 + 517 = 98747
Step 192: 98747 + 517 = 99264
Step 193: 99264 + 517 = 99781
Step 194: 99781 + 517 = 100298
Step 195: 100298 + 517 = 100815
Step 196: 100815 + 517 = 101332
Step 197: 101332 + 517 = 101849
Step 198: 101849 + 517 = 102366
Step 199: 102366 + 517 = 102883
Step 200: 102883 + 517 = 103400
Step 201: 103400 + 517 = 103917
Step 202: 103917 + 517 = 104434
Step 203: 104434 + 517 = 104951
Step 204: 104951 + 517 = 105468
Step 205: 105468 + 517 = 105985
Step 206: 105985 + 517 = 106502
Step 207: 106502 + 517 = 107019
Step 208: 107019 + 517 = 107536
Step 209: 107536 + 517 = 108053
Step 210: 108053 + 517 = 108570
Step 211: 108570 + 517 = 109087
Step 212: 109087 + 517 = 109604
Step 213: 109604 + 517 = 110121
Step 214: 110121 + 517 = 110638
Step 215: 110638 + 517 = 111155
Step 216: 111155 + 517 = 111672
Step 217: 111672 + 517 = 112189
Step 218: 112189 + 517 = 112706
Step 219: 112706 + 517 = 113223
Step 220: 113223 + 517 = 113740
Step 221: 113740 + 517 = 114257
Step 222: 114257 + 517 = 114774
Step 223: 114774 + 517 = 115291
Step 224: 115291 + 517 = 115808
Step 225: 115808 + 517 = 116325
Step 226: 116325 + 517 = 116842
Step 227: 116842 + 517 = 117359
Step 228: 117359 + 517 = 117876
Step 229: 117876 + 517 = 118393
Step 230: 118393 + 517 = 118910
Step 231: 118910 + 517 = 119427
Step 232: 119427 + 517 = 119944
Step 233: 119944 + 517 = 120461
Step 234: 120461 + 517 = 120978
Step 235: 120978 + 517 = 121495
Step 236: 121495 + 517 = 122012
Step 237: 122012 + 517 = 122529
Step 238: 122529 + 517 = 123046
Step 239: 123046 + 517 = 123563
Step 240: 123563 + 517 = 124080
Step 241: 124080 + 517 = 124597
Step 242: 124597 + 517 = 125114
Step 243: 125114 + 517 = 125631
Step 244: 125631 + 517 = 126148
Step 245: 126148 + 517 = 126665
Step 246: 126665 + 517 = 127182
Step 247: 127182 + 517 = 127699
Step 248: 127699 + 517 = 128216
Step 249: 128216 + 517 = 128733
Step 250: 128733 + 517 = 129250
Step 251: 129250 + 517 = 129767
Step 252: 129767 + 517 = 130284
Step 253: 130284 + 517 = 130801
Step 254: 130801 + 517 = 131318
Step 255: 131318 + 517 = 131835
Step 256: 131835 + 517 = 132352
Step 257: 132352 + 517 = 132869
Step 258: 132869 + 517 = 133386
Step 259: 133386 + 517 = 133903
Step 260: 133903 + 517 = 134420
Step 261: 134420 + 517 = 134937
Step 262: 134937 + 517 = 135454
Step 263: 135454 + 517 = 135971
Step 264: 135971 + 517 = 136488
Step 265: 136488 + 517 = 137005
Step 266: 137005 + 517 = 137522
Step 267: 137522 + 517 = 138039
Step 268: 138039 + 517 = 138556
Step 269: 138556 + 517 = 139073
Step 270: 139073 + 517 = 139590
Step 271: 139590 + 517 = 140107
Step 272: 140107 + 517 = 140624
Step 273: 140624 + 517 = 141141
Step 274: 141141 + 517 = 141658
Step 275: 141658 + 517 = 142175
Step 276: 142175 + 517 = 142692
Step 277: 142692 + 517 = 143209
Step 278: 143209 + 517 = 143726
Step 279: 143726 + 517 = 144243
Step 280: 144243 + 517 = 144760
Step 281: 144760 + 517 = 145277
Step 282: 145277 + 517 = 145794
Step 283: 145794 + 517 = 146311
Step 284: 146311 + 517 = 146828
Step 285: 146828 + 517 = 147345
Step 286: 147345 + 517 = 147862
Step 287: 147862 + 517 = 148379
Step 288: 148379 + 517 = 148896
Step 289: 148896 + 517 = 149413
Step 290: 149413 + 517 = 149930
Step 291: 149930 + 517 = 150447
Step 292: 150447 + 517 = 150964
Step 293: 150964 + 517 = 151481
Step 294: 151481 + 517 = 151998
Step 295: 151998 + 517 = 152515
Step 296: 152515 + 517 = 153032
Step 297: 153032 + 517 = 153549
Step 298: 153549 + 517 = 154066
Step 299: 154066 + 517 = 154583
Step 300: 154583 + 517 = 155100
Step 301: 155100 + 517 = 155617
Step 302: 155617 + 517 = 156134
Step 303: 156134 + 517 = 156651
Step 304: 156651 + 517 = 157168
Step 305: 157168 + 517 = 157685
Step 306: 157685 + 517 = 158202
Step 307: 158202 + 517 = 158719
Step 308: 158719 + 517 = 159236
Step 309: 159236 + 517 = 159753
Step 310: 159753 + 517 = 160270
Step 311: 160270 + 517 = 160787
Step 312: 160787 + 517 = 161304
Step 313: 161304 + 517 = 161821
Step 314: 161821 + 517 = 162338
Step 315: 162338 + 517 = 162855
Step 316: 162855 + 517 = 163372
Step 317: 163372 + 517 = 163889
Step 318: 163889 + 517 = 164406
Step 319: 164406 + 517 = 164923
Step 320: 164923 + 517 = 165440
Step 321: 165440 + 517 = 165957
Step 322: 165957 + 517 = 166474
Step 323: 166474 + 517 = 166991
Step 324: 166991 + 517 = 167508
Step 325: 167508 + 517 = 168025
Step 326: 168025 + 517 = 168542
Step 327: 168542 + 517 = 169059
Step 328: 169059 + 517 = 169576
Step 329: 169576 + 517 = 170093
Step 330: 170093 + 517 = 170610
Step 331: 170610 + 517 = 171127
Step 332: 171127 + 517 = 171644
Step 333: 171644 + 517 = 172161
Step 334: 172161 + 517 = 172678
Step 335: 172678 + 517 = 173195
Step 336: 173195 + 517 = 173712
Step 337: 173712 + 517 = 174229
Step 338: 174229 + 517 = 174746
Step 339: 174746 + 517 = 175263
Step 340: 175263 + 517 = 175780
Step 341: 175780 + 517 = 176297
Step 342: 176297 + 517 = 176814
Step 343: 176814 + 517 = 177331
Step 344: 177331 + 517 = 177848
Step 345: 177848 + 517 = 178365
Step 346: 178365 + 517 = 178882
Step 347: 178882 + 517 = 179399
Step 348: 179399 + 517 = 179916
Step 349: 179916 + 517 = 180433
Step 350: 180433 + 517 = 180950
Step 351: 180950 + 517 = 181467
Step 352: 181467 + 517 = 181984
Step 353: 181984 + 517 = 182501
Step 354: 182501 + 517 = 183018
Step 355: 183018 + 517 = 183535
Step 356: 183535 + 517 = 184052
Step 357: 184052 + 517 = 184569
Step 358: 184569 + 517 = 185086
Step 359: 185086 + 517 = 185603
Step 360: 185603 + 517 = 186120
Step 361: 186120 + 517 = 186637
Step 362: 186637 + 517 = 187154
Step 363: 187154 + 517 = 187671
Step 364: 187671 + 517 = 188188
Step 365: 188188 + 517 = 188705
Step 366: 188705 + 517 = 189222
Step 367: 189222 + 517 = 189739
Step 368: 189739 + 517 = 190256
Step 369: 190256 + 517 = 190773
Step 370: 190773 + 517 = 191290
Step 371: 191290 + 517 = 191807
Step 372: 191807 + 517 = 192324
Step 373: 192324 + 517 = 192841
Step 374: 192841 + 517 = 193358
Step 375: 193358 + 517 = 193875
Step 376: 193875 + 517 = 194392
Step 377: 194392 + 517 = 194909
Step 378: 194909 + 517 = 195426
Step 379: 195426 + 517 = 195943
Step 380: 195943 + 517 = 196460
Step 381: 196460 + 517 = 196977
Step 382: 196977 + 517 = 197494
Step 383: 197494 + 517 = 198011
Step 384: 198011 + 517 = 198528
Step 385: 198528 + 517 = 199045
Step 386: 199045 + 517 = 199562
Step 387: 199562 + 517 = 200079
Step 388: 200079 + 517 = 200596
Step 389: 200596 + 517 = 201113
Step 390: 201113 + 517 = 201630
Step 391: 201630 + 517 = 202147
Step 392: 202147 + 517 = 202664
Step 393: 202664 + 517 = 203181
Step 394: 203181 + 517 = 203698
Step 395: 203698 + 517 = 204215
Step 396: 204215 + 517 = 204732
Step 397: 204732 + 517 = 205249
Step 398: 205249 + 517 = 205766
Step 399: 205766 + 517 = 206283
Step 400: 206283 + 517 = 206800
Step 401: 206800 + 517 = 207317
Step 402: 207317 + 517 = 207834
Step 403: 207834 + 517 = 208351
Step 404: 208351 + 517 = 208868
Step 405: 208868 + 517 = 209385
Step 406: 209385 + 517 = 209902
Step 407: 209902 + 517 = 210419
Step 408: 210419 + 517 = 210936
Step 409: 210936 + 517 = 211453
Step 410: 211453 + 517 = 211970
Step 411: 211970 + 517 = 212487
Step 412: 212487 + 517 = 213004
Step 413: 213004 + 517 = 213521
Step 414: 213521 + 517 = 214038
Step 415: 214038 + 517 = 214555
Step 416: 214555 + 517 = 215072
Step 417: 215072 + 517 = 215589
Step 418: 215589 + 517 = 216106
Step 419: 216106 + 517 = 216623
Step 420: 216623 + 517 = 217140
Step 421: 217140 + 517 = 217657
Step 422: 217657 + 517 = 218174
Step 423: 218174 + 517 = 218691
Step 424: 218691 + 517 = 219208
Step 425: 219208 + 517 = 219725
Step 426: 219725 + 517 = 220242
Step 427: 220242 + 517 = 220759
Step 428: 220759 + 517 = 221276
Step 429: 221276 + 517 = 221793
Step 430: 221793 + 517 = 222310
Step 431: 222310 + 517 = 222827
Step 432: 222827 + 517 = 223344
Step 433: 223344 + 517 = 223861
Step 434: 223861 + 517 = 224378
Step 435: 224378 + 517 = 224895
Step 436: 224895 + 517 = 225412
Step 437: 225412 + 517 = 225929
Step 438: 225929 + 517 = 226446
Step 439: 226446 + 517 = 226963
Step 440: 226963 + 517 = 227480
Step 441: 227480 + 517 = 227997
Step 442: 227997 + 517 = 228514
Step 443: 228514 + 517 = 229031
Step 444: 229031 + 517 = 229548
Step 445: 229548 + 517 = 230065
Step 446: 230065 + 517 = 230582
Step 447: 230582 + 517 = 231099
Step 448: 231099 + 517 = 231616
Step 449: 231616 + 517 = 232133
Step 450: 232133 + 517 = 232650
Step 451: 232650 + 517 = 233167
Step 452: 233167 + 517 = 233684
Step 453: 233684 + 517 = 234201
Step 454: 234201 + 517 = 234718
Step 455: 234718 + 517 = 235235
Step 456: 235235 + 517 = 235752
Step 457: 235752 + 517 = 236269
Step 458: 236269 + 517 = 236786
Step 459: 236786 + 517 = 237303
Step 460: 237303 + 517 = 237820
Step 461: 237820 + 517 = 238337
Step 462: 238337 + 517 = 238854
Step 463: 238854 + 517 = 239371
Step 464: 239371 + 517 = 239888
Step 465: 239888 + 517 = 240405
Step 466: 240405 + 517 = 240922
Step 467: 240922 + 517 = 241439
Step 468: 241439 + 517 = 241956
Step 469: 241956 + 517 = 242473
Step 470: 242473 + 517 = 242990
Step 471: 242990 + 517 = 243507
Step 472: 243507 + 517 = 244024
Step 473: 244024 + 517 = 244541
Step 474: 244541 + 517 = 245058
Step 475: 245058 + 517 = 245575
Step 476: 245575 + 517 = 246092
Step 477: 246092 + 517 = 246609
Step 478: 246609 + 517 = 247126
Step 479: 247126 + 517 = 247643
Step 480: 247643 + 517 = 248160
Step 481: 248160 + 517 = 248677
Step 482: 248677 + 517 = 249194
Step 483: 249194 + 517 = 249711
Step 484: 249711 + 517 = 250228
Step 485: 250228 + 517 = 250745
Step 486: 250745 + 517 = 251262
Step 487: 251262 + 517 = 251779
Step 488: 251779 + 517 = 252296
Step 489: 252296 + 517 = 252813
Step 490: 252813 + 517 = 253330
Step 491: 253330 + 517 = 253847
Step 492: 253847 + 517 = 254364
Step 493: 254364 + 517 = 254881
Step 494: 254881 + 517 = 255398
Step 495: 255398 + 517 = 255915
Step 496: 255915 + 517 = 256432
Step 497: 256432 + 517 = 256949

So, 517*497 = 256949